Work, Families & Children

at the Wellesley Centers for Women

For more than 35 years, Work, Families and Children (WFC) has studied the lives of children and adults, and the workplaces, early care and education programs and families in which they live, work and grow. The Work, Families and Children team offers needs assessments, program evaluations, consultation and technical assistance to local and state governments, as well as to early care and education programs, school districts, community organizations, and non-profits. For more information, visit our Customized Solutions page.

Highlights

New Publications!

Family Child Care Policy

Tradeoffs When Selecting Child Care

When conceptualizing frameworks for child care decision- making, there should be acknowledgements that parents need to navigate their preferences and contextual realities, but also that the systems and structures into which those are embedded include constraints that manifest into what are often difficult tradeoffs.

WFC is part of the Wellesley Centers for Women, at Wellesley College.

WFC Director: Wendy Wagner Robeson, Ed.D.

Director Emerita: Nancy L. Marshall, Ed.D.

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